The empress is pregnant, and the emperor's incense continues

After taking care of the house for a few days, things went smoothly beyond imagination. Meng Wenyao even doubted whether she was a good housekeeper.

In a blink of an eye, it was the first day of the twelfth lunar month, and everyone in Pingxihou Mansion had a reunion dinner together.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Wang, who had been ill in bed for a long time, attended the reunion banquet with a radiant face.

Is it good so fast? Meng Wenyao was a little confused.

The second lady not far away was so angry that she almost chewed her chopsticks into pieces. She didn't have time to arrange the manpower.

Mrs. Wang first praised Meng Wenyao: "I heard that you have been in charge of the house these past few days, and everyone is very impressed with you. The boss has married a good wife."

Business was exchanging blows. Meng Wenyao quickly stood up and responded meekly: "Those are old people who were trained by their mothers. They guided their daughters-in-law to do things according to their mothers' ways, so nothing went wrong."

Mrs. Wang was very satisfied with Meng Wenyao's rainbow fart. She tilted her head and said to the Second Madam and Little Wang, "Thanks for the hard work, you two."

Before the second madam said anything, little Wang became excited first. Madam Wang had been ill in bed these days, and she was alone and miserable.

Now that she is well, her aunt is well, and she is the mistress of the house again. She can speak her mind in the Marquis Mansion and does not need to be a yes-man behind Meng Wenyao.

"Mom, it's great that you have recovered from your illness. It makes everyone at home feel at ease because you are supporting us."

Mrs. Wang patted Mr. Wang's hand comfortingly and said with a smile: "It's not a big deal in the first place. It's because the Marquis has worried about it. You guys have been working hard for me these past few days. It's been really hard for you. You guys have a good rest tomorrow. There are things at home. Let me handle the trivial matters."

"Okay, mother."

The two aunts and nephews sang and handed over the power of the family. Ping Xihou, who was drinking at the side, smiled bitterly. He had to save his wife's dignity in this scene and could only nod in agreement.

The atmosphere of the family dinner was very good. Because it was too cold, everyone ended early and went back to their rooms.

Meng Wenyao returned to the room holding her breath, took the house's account book from that year, and solemnly said: "Husband, there is a thief in the house."

Qin Muyang's hand holding the tea paused, and he asked in surprise: "What did you find?"

Spreading out the ledger, Meng Wenyao analyzed each item one by one for Qin Muyang.

"You see, when we got married, we spent 850 taels of rice and food. When my second brother got married, we spent 2,000 taels of rice and food. We spent 1,000 taels of wine. My second brother spent 3,000 taels of wine. There were also melons. Fruits and vegetables…”

Analyzing one by one, Meng Wenyao concluded: "Our wedding banquet cost a total of five thousand taels, and the second brother spent a total of twenty thousand taels. I know that my mother renovated the house and courtyard during the second brother's wedding, but she spent no money at all. Not that much, only 8,000 taels would be enough to make a full calculation.

Therefore, for the cost of 20,000 taels, either the purchaser made a false report, or the bookkeeper made false figures. This shortfall of 12,000 taels must have been pocketed by someone. "

Although Qin Muyang was a martial artist, he had a quick mind, otherwise he would not have become the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard at such a young age.

With a solemn expression, he put away the account book and said to Meng Wenyao: "You go to bed first, I will discuss it with my father."

After saying that, he strode out of the room and disappeared into the night.

Meng Wenyao picked up the tea cup and drank tea slowly.

Mrs. Wang has been in charge of the family for decades. It is impossible that her subordinates have become so corrupt that she does not know about it. The only possibility is that Mrs. Wang embezzled it herself.

Ever since the second lady had been sarcastically mocking the little Wang family all day long, Meng Wenyao knew that Mrs. Wang had been subsidizing her parents' family a lot over the years. After this wedding, she actually gave out more than 10,000 taels.

The dowry that Xiao Wang brought back was less than 5,000 taels.

This is all the Hou Mansion's money, and it will all be her Meng Wenyao's money in the future.

She had to find out. If Ping Xihou had let it go, she would have copied the account book anyway and just thrown it to the second lady. The second lady would definitely cause chaos in the Hou family.

Early the next morning, the mother-in-law who was waiting for something to happen was shocked when she saw Meng Wenyao appearing in the meeting hall.

Wasn’t Madam well yesterday? Madam personally said at the family banquet that she was going to become a director. Why is she the eldest mistress again today?

Facing everyone's questioning looks, Meng Wenyao didn't give the mothers-in-law much time to guess. She said with a worried look: "Mom got sick again last night. From now on, it will be me, the second young mistress, and the second aunt who will handle things together."

The mothers-in-law did not dare to ask any more questions, and everyone handled various affairs in the house in an orderly manner.

Two days later, Mrs. Wang was still ill, but there was no explanation for the money to subsidize her family.

Meng Wenyao asked Qin Muyang, and he replied: "Father said he would handle it."

It seemed that Ping Xihou wanted to turn this matter into a trivial matter, and just ignored it. Meng Wenyao felt powerless, so she had to give the account book to the second lady.

"Second Aunt, the Chinese New Year is coming soon. There is a lot of shopping at home and gifts coming and going. It is said to be based on the old calendar of previous years. I am afraid that I will not read the account book carefully and make a joke. Please take a look at this account book when the time comes. Wherever I did something wrong, you can also check and fill in the gaps.”

The second lady happily took the account book, returned to the room and started calculating with the abacus.

She has not been in charge of the family for many years, and her abacus is not good.

But Mr. Qin Er is a good businessman. He has been managing the farm and shop in the Hou Mansion these years, and he can get an overview of the account books at a glance.

So Mr. Qin stood aside and taught the second lady to read the account book. The second Mr. Qin also thoughtfully helped the second lady explain various income and expenses.

Under the careful guidance of Mr. Qin Er, the second lady quickly read through the account book. She even said with a smile: "This sister-in-law is really partial. The eldest son only spent 5,000 taels to get married, and the second son spent 20,000 taels to get married. To be honest, the second son spent 20,000 taels to get married." The wedding was really not that good, it didn’t look like it was worth twenty thousand taels.”

After saying that, she was suddenly stunned. Did the second child not spend 20,000 taels on their marriage at all? So what was the reason for this inflated number?

Mr. Qin Er understood instantly and pretended not to care: "My sister-in-law has been subsidizing the Wang family all these years. This is probably how she handles the accounts."

"She dares!"

The second lady was exposed in an instant, and she said angrily: "We haven't separated yet, but she dared to empty the Marquis's house to support her natal family. Did she ask our opinion? Even if most of the property of the Marquis's house is left to the eldest house, our second house will We can also get a lot, let her move like this, how many green onions can she get when we separate?"

Mr. Qin quickly covered his wife's mouth and advised: "Stop arguing. Do you think that my eldest brother has not known anything about these years? He is just pretending to be confused. We will suffer a little loss. After all, we have several children to rely on." The eldest brother is planning a errand, so don’t offend the eldest brother too.”

Thinking of the children, the second lady became a little discouraged. She fell down on the chair and murmured: "I always thought that she only gave a few hundred taels of supplement every year to prevent the Wang family from starving to death. I didn't expect that she would take action." It’s twenty thousand taels. How many taels of silver do you think she still has left in the public account after all these years?”

Master Qin tried hard to persuade the second lady to put the overall situation first, but he only ended up foaming at the mouth.